Perfectly Awkward and Rather Dainty Erotic Folk Art Mechanical Toy very fine school slate the blackened surface would have

the blackened surface would have been achieved through the application of a mineral-rich slip

so I am not certain

I like the rustic-ness of the carving

A beautiful example of a 19th century gouache/watercolor theorem painting

with a hanging loop at the top of the frame

Perfectly Awkward and Rather Dainty Erotic Folk Art Mechanical Toy very fine school slate the blackened surface would haveFeels rather timely, but let's remember, women have teeth:) Considered on its own terms, this is just about my favorite erotic folk art toy I've seen, of a very diminutive scale, with carefully incised detailing for hair and faces on both figures, such that it feels dainty and delicate even while rather graphic and with a quite dramatic range of motion to our thrusting fellow! A piece of trench art I might guess, which fits in the smallest pocket, or